[EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVI]. Gazette of the United States. Philadelphia: John Fenno, 27 March 1793. Vol. 6, No. 86. 4pp., folio (432 x 254 mm), contemporary ownership signature in upper margin (“L.A. Bradley”). On 21 January 1793, Louis XVI, the last reigning monarch of France, was beheaded by guillotine in the Place de la Révolution in Paris. The execution followed his trial by the National Convention, where he was accused of conspiracy against the public liberty and the general security of the state. Louis XVI’s death marked a crucial moment in the French Revolution, symbolizing the rejection of monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic. The event had profound implications both domestically and internationally, contributing to the intensification of conflicts during the revolutionary period in France.